Category Archives: Rag Bloggers

Thorne Dreyer : While Opposing Israeli Aggression, We Must Also Fight Anti-Semitism

Posted on January 10, 2009 by Thorne Dreyer

Anti-Semitic cartoon from Arab press / WMD. Anti-Semitism is for cowards. We believe Israel as it positions itself in the world to be a reactionary force, a rogue state. But that has nothing to do with the Jewish people or … Continue reading →

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Cop Nation : Snitch Brandon Darby, and Riot Police With the ‘Kent State’ Gene

Posted on January 8, 2009 by Thorne Dreyer

Riot cops at 2008 Republic National Convention in St. Paul, Minn. Photo by Pan African News. ‘I fear those individuals, identified only after they explode, who project their anxieties, anger and insecurities by becoming officers of the law and marauding … Continue reading →

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Gaza : Israeli Government Doesn’t Want Peace

Posted on January 8, 2009 by Thorne Dreyer

Stark contrast: Beauty cloaks horror. Smoke rises following an Israeli airstrike in Gaza City, Jan. 8, 2009. Over 600 Palestinians have been killed and more than 2,700 others wounded in Gaza since the so-called Operation Cast Lead began on Dec. … Continue reading →

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The Bailouts? Not Much For the Common Guy

Posted on January 8, 2009 by Thorne Dreyer

Trillions to financial Terra Incognita; So far very little for ordinary AmericansBy Sherman DeBrosse / The Rag Blog / January 8, 2008 At this moment, the cost of the bailouts, including guarantees, stands at $ 7.2 billion. That includes a … Continue reading →

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Feeling a Little Depressed? So Does the Economy.

Posted on January 8, 2009 by Thorne Dreyer

Block print by Frans Masereel.‘The discretionary spending sector appears to be in freefall — as the economy restructures itself at a lower level around consumer necessities like food and energy. This is global.’By Roger Baker / The Rag Blog / … Continue reading →

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Mariann Wizard :
Brandon Darby – ‘To Live Outside the Law You Must Be Honest’

Posted on January 7, 2009 by Thorne Dreyer

If Darby had really been worried people he was working with were planning violence, he could have taken it up with other group members. But that would have required honest discussion. When there is no honesty on one side, discussion … Continue reading →

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Brandon Darby : FBI Informant is Provocateur, Not a Hero

Posted on January 7, 2009 by Thorne Dreyer

Austin activist and FBI informant Brandon Darby. Photo courtesy of YouTube. ‘FBI informant Brandon Darby did not heroically intervene to stop violence. Rather it appears that he actively sought out people that he could manipulate and entrap.’ By Austin Informant … Continue reading →

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Coulterman : Spandex Annie Eats Her Dates

Posted on January 6, 2009 by Thorne Dreyer

Ms. Coulterman has never married and her housekeeper reportedly was kept employed mainly to sweep up the dried husks of dessicated paramours who mysteriously died after their first date with the self-promoting madwoman. By Larry Ray / The Rag Blog … Continue reading →

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When Pigs Fly…

Posted on January 6, 2009 by Thorne Dreyer

Political cartoon by Joshua Brown / Historians Against the War / The Rag Blog Thanks to S. R. Keister / The Rag Blog

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Dr. Stephen R. Keister :
Dante’s Hypocrites and Universal Health Care

Posted on January 6, 2009 by Thorne Dreyer

Our Divine ComedyIf we cannot influence our elected representatives, all the great efforts of all these dedicated people who desire single payer, universal health coverage will be for naught, and we must accept that the United States is little better … Continue reading →

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Al Franken’s Victory : Remembering Paul Wellstone’s Convenient Death

Posted on January 5, 2009 by Thorne Dreyer

Wellstone was pulling ahead in the polls, and the victory of a man who voted against the war resolution would have been a great embarrassment to the Bush administration. This was a convenient death. By Sherman DeBrosse / The Rag … Continue reading →

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Remembering Tom Bernard : The GI Movement Against the War in Vietnam

Posted on January 5, 2009 by Thorne Dreyer

David Zeiger with active duty GI’s at Armed Farces Day, 1971, Killeen, Texas, home of Ft. Hood. Photo from Displaced Films. Tom Bernard, 60, died Dec. 27. 2008. As an active duty GI in Vietnam, Tom was part of WORMS … Continue reading →

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